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play games with

VERB

dabble

Synonyms

STRONG

dally dilly-dally idle monkey play trifle

WEAK

amuse oneself with be amateur fiddle with flirt with horse around kid around mess around monkey around muck around not be serious play around toy with trifle with work superficially

Antonyms

WEAK

take seriously

VERB

dally

Synonyms

STRONG

boondoggle drag idle lag linger loiter lollygag procrastinate putter tarry trail

WEAK

fool around fool with fritter away hang about horse around jerk off play around put off trifle with waste time while away

Antonyms

STRONG

complete finish go hurry leave rush

WEAK

hasten push

VERB

hoax

Synonyms

STRONG

bamboozle bluff chicane con deceive delude dupe fleece flimflam fool frame gammon gull hoodwink murphy rook sting swindle

WEAK

fake out pull one's leg run a game on set up take for a ride take in

Antonyms

STRONG

be honest

VERB

trifle

Synonyms

STRONG

coquet dabble dally dawdle dilly-dally doodle fidget flirt fool fritter idle loiter lollygag lounge misuse monkey palter philander play potter putter squander toy twiddle wanton waste

WEAK

amuse oneself be insincere fool around fool with fribble futz around horse around indulge in lead on mess with monkey with play with string along use up waste time wink at

Antonyms

STRONG

hasten hoard hurry push rush save work

Example Sentences

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It's a bit of a departure for the 15-year-old who until a couple of months ago preferred to play games with friends online for 10 hours a day.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Mr. Biden replied: “There are at least three. Don’t play games with me, kid.”

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023

In 2020, he even joined team Zoom calls to talk to and play games with children in hospitals.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2022

Instead, they stuck to a strict script, touting how many more athletes will get to play games with national championship implications and how many more fans will get to root for playoff contenders.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2022

I play games with my sisters and make a ring of hands with the rest of my family when it’s time to say grace.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

play games with

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